Refracting Reality Primary Function: ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ by Ching-Fa Lung is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱪᱷᱟᱯᱟ Competition Category.
ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱪᱷᱟᱯᱟ· 2021
Refracting Reality Primary Function: ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ
Client: Art Center College of Design
A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱪᱷᱟᱯᱟ Category
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About Refracting Reality Primary Function: ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ
Book Text: ᱨᱤᱯᱷᱽᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱝ ᱨᱤᱭᱟᱞᱤᱴᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱟᱛᱮᱫ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱯᱩᱱ ᱛᱮᱛᱮᱡᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ: ᱨᱤᱯᱷᱽᱨᱮᱠᱥᱚᱱ, ᱨᱤᱯᱷᱽᱞᱮᱠᱥᱚᱱ, ᱰᱤᱯᱷᱽᱨᱮᱠᱥᱚᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱯᱷᱮᱨᱮᱱᱥ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱛᱮᱛᱮᱡᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱳᱴᱮ ᱴᱟᱭᱯᱚᱜᱽᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱩᱬᱟᱹᱜ ᱛᱮ 368 ᱥᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱮᱛᱚᱦᱚᱵ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱚᱴᱮᱰ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱱᱠᱚᱴᱮᱰ ᱠᱟᱜᱚᱡ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱴᱷᱚᱥ ᱯᱨᱤᱡᱚᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱝ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱲᱦᱟᱣᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱛᱮ ᱚᱰᱚᱠ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱯᱨᱤᱡᱚᱢ ᱛᱮ, ᱯᱲᱦᱟᱣᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱪᱟᱹᱞᱩ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱛᱮ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱷᱟᱯᱟᱣᱟᱜ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱮᱠᱮ ᱢᱮᱥᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Refracting Reality Primary Function: ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Refracting Reality Primary Function: ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The book expressed light characteristics: Refraction, Reflection, Diffraction, and Interferer through typography and imageries. The light experience was considered in the book's materials, such as coated paper, uncoated paper, and a solid prism. The prism of the book spine was used to manifest the perception of light.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- W8.5" x D1.75" x H11.75", 368 pages
- Tags
- Book Design, Editorial Design, Typography, Transmedia Design
- Production Technology
- The book was printed with the Epson P600 inkjet printer and using the Red River paper. Coated paper and uncoated paper were used for inner pages and the prism was used as a book's spine accessory.
- Design Challenge
- To create a 368-page book designed from extensive research on a chosen topic. Not only design a book but also curate the contents, edit and create a compelling narrative for readers to experience the book extensively.
- Research
- In modern society, light is commonly used as a medium throughout a lot of screen time and various screen types. The designer wants to understand deeply the history of how humans started using light and what metaphors light has been bringing to humanity throughout centuries.
Not only looking at light as an art medium but also looking at the different meanings of light brings different cultures and religions in history. Different perspectives that humans observed light was the interesting context of the research for this project. - Inspiration
- Light has been the main part of our world since the beginning of time. Humans have learned to use light to tell stories, relate, experience, and communicate. This book questions our perception of the world by examining the light through different forms of expression.
- Project Duration
- The project started in January 2019 in Pasadena and finished in April 2010 in Pasadena.
- Operation Flow
- Prism can be taken out of the book spine and readers can experience traits of light such as reflection, refraction, diffraction, and Interfere by using the actual prism. They can also interact with the book because a lot of imageries were curated considering this interaction.
- Image Credits
- Photographer: Kevin Martin
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